Tonkin

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Watergate scandal. Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon gives a press conference and talks to the press, March 12, 1971.

9 American Political Scandals

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

green digital binary symbols

What Comes After Terabyte?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Russian grand duchess Anastasia; undated photograph. (Anastasiya Nikolayevna, Tsar Nicholas II)

Did Duchess Anastasia Survive Her Family’s Execution?

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Champa Cochinchina Annam Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire British Empire ancient Egypt East Germany Prussia ancient Greek civilization

Vietnam

Key People

Francis Garnier

French naval officer

Jean Dupuis

French trader

Marie-Jules Dupré

French naval officer

Ferry

Jules Ferry

French statesman

Deo Van Tri

Vietnamese tribal chief

Bert

Paul Bert

French physiologist and politician